Tamiami Trail ......., Everglades

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Posted this update in the fly fishing section but figured you guys that don’t surf over there may get a kick out of it (and I did use some spinning gear). Left the Tampa area at 0500 on Thursday and on the water by 0900...we fished the east side of the trail in the freshwater. The water in the canal that runs along 41 is like fishing in an aquarium, crystal clear water and more fish than you can imaging. Gators are everywhere but they don’t bother you, no mosquitoes to speak of either which was a plus. The canal was way deeper than I expected and didn’t bring a sinking line for my fly rod, I did catch a few on heavily weighted clousers and did get some on top water poppers. The majority (over 100 fish) came in soft plastics fished weedless and deep although we did catch quite a few on top water plugs. I crossed off the Peacock bass from the bucket list. We caught multiple species including largemouths, oscars, mayan ciclid, bowfin, bluegill and gar. Awesome place to fish and there were no crowds. If you ever get the chance to fish down there...go!!